Randomness and multilevel interactions in biology

Theory in Biosciences

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 139-158

  Buiatti, Marcello ^a   Longo, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Bio resonance; Biological randomness; Classical quantum randomness; Critical transitions; Entropy production; Network constraints; Random complexification

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOPHYSICS; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; HISTORY; HUMAN; LIFE; METHODOLOGY; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; QUANTUM THEORY; REVIEW; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIOPHYSICS; GENETICS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; LIFE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; QUANTUM THEORY; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 84890312240     PISSN: 14317613     EISSN: 16117530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12064-013-0179-2     Document Type: Review

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